John Gentile Will be missed by all who knew him John Gentile of Revere, formerly of Somerville and Italy, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on March 25 at the age of 90. John was born on May…
Month: March 2018
East Boston High School’s Four-Year Graduation Rate Increases Dramatically
With graduation right around the corner, more East Boston High School (EBHS) seniors will graduate on time than ever before. Since East Boston High School Headmaster Phil Brangiforte took over the reigns as the school’s leader, EBHS’s four year graduation…
ICA Updates Community on Expansion Plans in Eastie
The announcement last year that the Institute of Contemporary Art ( ICA) was expanding to East Boston’s waterfront was huge news for the community. For the past year, the ICA has been rehabbing an old industrial warehouse at the Boston…
MS-13 Leader Pleads Guilty to Ordering the Slaying of Eastie Teen
The story of Wilson Martinez, whose body was found on Constitution Beach the day before school was to start in September 2015, was so tragic that it stunned the tight-knit Eastie community for weeks. Friends, family and classmates all remembered…
A.P. Dental and Laser Center is the ‘One Place’ for Dental and Esthetics
Since A.P. Dental and Laser Center’s official opening on March 3, Dr. Anya Pukhovitskaya, DMD, has been enjoying watching students and neighbors pass by her bright, first-floor office in the Seville Building at 231 Border St. Dr. Pukhovitskaya has excitedly…
NOAH Picked to Develop Condor Street DND Site
The Department of Neighborhood Development (DND) announced this week that it has picked the East Boston Neighborhood of Affordable Housing (NOAH) as the designated developer of a city-owned parcel on Condor Street across from the Hess Site. Following a series…
JPNA Votes Down Webster Street Project at March Meeting
At the Jeffries Point Neighborhood Association’s March meeting, members voted down a development proposal to turn a three-family into a five-family on Webster Street. Lifelong Eastie residents James and Patti Sartori, who have lived in the well-maintained Victorian three-family home…
MG2’s Plans for Efficiency Units on Walley Street Voted Down:BPDA Approves Developer’s Other Project Further Down the Street
The Orient Heights Neighborhood Council (OHNC) voted Monday night 15 to 7 against a developer’s plans to create a row of efficiency units along Walley Street near Bennington Street. Developer MG2, who is already planning a 38-unit development at the…
Community News Briefs
Gove Street Citizens Association Monthly Meeting Agenda – March 26 Gove Street Citizens Association Monthly Meeting: Monday, March 26, 6:30-8:30pm The Noddle Island Community Room – Logan Airport Rental Car Center Boston Planning and Development Agency The BDPA community planning…
Ed Deveau Named One of the Top Realtors in Boston
East Boston realtor and resident Ed Deveau recently received the 2017 Centurion Award by Century 21 for being one of the top realtors in the Boston area, as well as one of the top 25 Century 21 realtors in the…